METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING SYNCHRONIZED NAVIGATION

• US 20100110105A1
• Filed: 10/31/2008
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kinnunen, Jari Pekka, Pelayo, Brenda Castro
• Application Number:
  US12/263,296
• Publication Number:
  US 20100110105A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/629
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

An apparatus for providing synchronized navigation may include a processor. The processor may be configured to provide for concurrent display of information related to a space dimension on a background layer and information related to a linear dimension on a foreground layer, wherein the foreground layer is provided as an overlay over at least a portion of the background layer. The processor may be additionally configured to provide for synchronized navigation of the foreground layer and the background layer. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing for concurrent display of information related to a space dimension on a background layer and information related to a linear dimension on a foreground layer, wherein the foreground layer is provided as an overlay over at least a portion of the background layer; and

providing for synchronized navigation of the foreground layer and the background layer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing for synchronized navigation comprises selecting at least one content item from the foreground layer and automatically providing for display of corresponding content within the background layer.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing for independent navigation of the background layer.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing content associated with a map to provide information related to the space dimension.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing information associated with at least one user contact to provide the information related to the linear dimension, wherein the information associated with at least one user contact is selected from the group consisting of user contact identification, location, communication, and time of an activity associated the at least one user contact.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein providing for display of the information related to the linear dimension comprises providing for a selection of information associated with at least one user contact ordered based at least in part by a time of occurrence of an activity associated with the at least one user contact.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein providing for a selection of information associated with at least one user contact comprises providing timing information for an activity associated with the at least one user contact.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein providing for display of the information related to the linear dimension in a foreground layer comprises providing for display of the information related to the linear dimension in a multilayered foreground layer.

9. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instruction comprising:

program code instructions for providing for concurrent display of information related to a space dimension on a background layer and information related to a linear dimension on a foreground layer, wherein the foreground layer is provided as an overlay over at least a portion of the background layer; and

program code instructions for providing for synchronized navigation of the foreground layer and the background layer.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein program code instructions for providing for synchronized navigation includes program code instructions for selecting at least one content item from the foreground layer and automatically providing for display of corresponding content within the background layer.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising program code instructions for providing an independent navigation of the background layer.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising program code instructions for accessing content associated with a map to provide information related to the space dimension.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising program code instructions for accessing information associated with at least one user contact to provide the information related to the linear dimension, wherein the information associated with at least one user contact is selected from the group consisting of user contact identification, location, communication, and time of an activity associated the at least one user contact.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein program code instructions for providing for display of the information related to the linear dimension includes program code instructions for providing for a selection of information associated with at least one user contact ordered based at least in part by a time of occurrence of an activity associated with the at least one user contact.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein program code instructions for providing for a selection of information associated with at least one user contact includes program code instructions for providing timing information for an activity associated with the at least one user contact.

16. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein program code instructions for providing for display of the information related to the linear dimension in a foreground layer includes program code instructions for providing for display of the information related to the linear dimension in a multilayered foreground layer.

17. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:

provide for concurrent display of information related to a space dimension on a background layer and information related to a linear dimension on a foreground layer, wherein the foreground layer is provided as an overlay over at least a portion of the background layer; and

provide for synchronized navigation of the foreground layer and the background layer.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to provide for synchronized navigation comprises the processor configured to select at least one content item from the foreground layer and automatically providing for display of corresponding content within the background layer.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to provide for independent navigation of the background layer.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to access content associated with a map to provide information related to the space dimension.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to access information associated with at least one user contact to provide the information related to the linear dimension, wherein the information associated with at least one user contact is selected from the group consisting of user contact identification, location, communication, and time of an activity associated the at least one user contact.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured to provide for display of the information related to the linear dimension by providing for a selection of information associated with at least one user contact ordered based at least in part by a time of occurrence of an activity associated with the at least one user contact

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the processor is configured to provide for a selection of information associated with at least one user contact by providing timing information for an activity associated with the at least one user contact.

24. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to provide for display of the information related to the linear dimension in a foreground layer by providing for display of the information related to the linear dimension in a multilayered foreground layer.

25. An apparatus comprising:

means for providing for providing for concurrent display of information related to a space dimension on a background layer and information related to a linear dimension on a foreground layer, wherein the foreground layer is provided as an overlay over at least a portion of the background layer; and

means for providing for synchronized navigation of the foreground layer and the background layer.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein means for providing synchronized navigation comprises means for selecting at least one content item from the foreground layer and automatically providing for display of corresponding content within the background layer